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TRƯỜNG ĐHKHTN – TP.HCM
TRUNG TÂM BDVH & LTĐH ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC 2014 – Tháng 5/2014
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút;
(80 câu trắc nghiệm)

Mã đề: 246

I. Choose the word whose part in BOLD is pronounced differently from the others in each-
group. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.

1.

A. campai
g
n
2.

A. Chris
t
mas
3.

A,
mark
s


s

B. smoo
th
C. al
th
ough D. fa
th
er
B.
h
ang C. ex
h
aust D.
h
ill
II. Choose -the word whose main stress is placed DIFFERENTLY from the others in each
group. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.

6.

A. squander
7.

A. ferocious
8.

A. device
9. A. pensioner
10. A. stringent

A B C D
.
13. Most of our ideas of what ancient people looked and dressed come . from the works of
A B C D
Renaissance artists. 14. Plants require much' less moist in cold weather than in warm weather
A B C D
15. All nations may have to make fundamental changes in their economic, political, and
A B
the technological institutions if they are to preserve the environment.
C D

16. The more tired you are, the least hard you concentrate.
A B C D
17. A monsoon is an enormous cycle of
air
set in motion by differences temperature over land
and sea. A B C D
18. Lack of animal protein in the human diet is a serious cause of the malnutrition.
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19. Measle has not yet been eradicated because of controversy concerning immunization.
A B C D
20. A new battery for domestic appliances in the house is as thin and flexible as paper.
A B C D


What
B.
How

C. What money
D.
How much money
26.

She …….when she heard the news.
A.
can't help crying
B.
couldn't help crying

C. couldn't help cry
D.
couldn't helped crying
27.

He to find a job, but he had no luck. .

A.
tried hard
B.
tried hardly

C. hardly tried
D.
try hard

There are city parks which
31.

It's essential that here on time.

A.
you are
B.
you were

C. you is
D.
you be
32.
Help me,
?

A.
will you
B.
do you

C. won't you
D.
don't you
33.

When
I
asked Peter what he would do if he has to take the test again, he said he would

38. On he had won, he jumped for joy.

A. telling B. he was told

C. being told D. having told
39. for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with
the project.

A. If it had been B. Had it been

C. Hadn’t it been D. If it had not been
40. The construction of the modern airport is

A. being progress B. working out

C. in plan D. under way

v.
Choose the sentence (A, B, C, or D) which is closest in meaning to the one in
bold Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
41.
Some people will go any lengths to lose weight.

A.Some people haven't lost any weight for a long time.
B.Some people will do anything to lose weight.
C.Losing weight is a long way for some people.
D.Some people find it hard to lose weight.
42.
His reactions are quite unpredictable.
.

A.A few members of the committee approved of the project.
B.Many members of the committee approved of the project.
C.The whole committee wasn't in favor of the project.
D.The whole committee was in favor of the project. 47.
Nobody could possibly believe the story he told us.

A.The story he told us was magical.
B.It's possible that he told an unreal story.
C.The story he told us was beyond belief.
D.It's possible that he told a real story.
48.
The prime Minister is unlikely to call an early general election.

A.It's likely that the Prime Minister will call a general election early. .
B.The likelihood is that the Prime Minister will call an early general election.
C.There is little likelihood of the Prime Minister calling an early general election.
D.The likelihood is great that the Prime Minister will call an early general election.
49.
Twenty years ago this-region produced twice as much coal as it does now.

A. Coal production in this region has been halved in the last twenty years.
B.Coal production in this region has doubled in the last twenty years.
C.More coal is produced now in this region than twenty years ago.
D.This region has produced more coal now than twenty years ago.
50.
There isn't much call for cars with large engines any more
.

C. commodity D. brand
56. All the applicants for the post are thoroughly ……… for their suitability.

A. searched B. investigated

C. vetted D. scrutinized
57. I haven’t got the time to do my own work help you with yours.

A. leaving aside . B. let alone

C. not counting D. apart from
58. The farmer decided to ….……….his claims to the disputed and in the courts.

A. pursue B. follow

C. secure D. chase

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59. ………………his advice I would never have got the job.
A. Except B. Apart from
C. But for D. As for
60. Although I had only just met them, the Johnsons ……………….me like a friend.
A. knew B. kept
C. estimated D. treated

VII. Read the passage and then decide which word (A,B,C, or D) best fits each
space. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
Every teacher knows that not all students are good examinees. Some are too tense, become
(61)………. or too stressed and then perform below expectations just when it (62)


65. A.
drawing B. withdrawing C. relying D. depending

66. A. core B. root C.
concrete D. central

67. A.
consider B. cure C. remedy D. treat

68. A.
doing B. performance C. action D. behavior

69. A.
test B. measurement C. evaluation D. check

70. A.
candidate B. interviewee C. guy D. person

71. A.
self-service B. self-confidence C. self-respect D. self-consciousness

72. A.
dictates B. informs C. teacher D. advises
73. A. others B. requirements C. skills D. other
74. A. stand B. point C. view D. dimension
75. A. make B. participate C. contribute D. increase


A. volcanoes erupt
B.

the air is polluted by modern man
C.

the rays of the sun are turned into space
D.

all of the above
77. The effects of Tambora's eruption were .
A.

felt mainly in the Dutch East Indies
B.

of several days' duration worldwide
C.

evidence of population's cooling the earth
D.

immediately evident to the world's scientist
78. The cause of cold weather in England from 1815 to 1818 was ………………….
A. decreased crop and livestock production
B.

volcanic ash in the atmosphere
C.